About Clare Decena

Clare Decena is currently in her penultimate year of a combined Law and Media degree at Macquarie University, with a specialisation in discrimination law. Clare also has a passion for journalism and has been published in the Young Writer’s Showcase. Clare hopes to use her law degree to advocate the protection of children’s rights within family law.

It is clear that the Family Law Act has evolved since its creation in 1975. This can be explained by the constant change and wide variety of family structures. No family is the same and no family is perfect. There will always be a difficulty to provide a single concept of law and apply it universally. However, there has been a gradual movement towards equality for all family units, regardless of its composition…